"waiting game" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 等待遊戲

Definition

你故意等到最後才採取行動，希望別人先動或者情況發生改變，從而讓自己獲得優勢的情形。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多見於非正式情境，如談判、人際關係或競爭。常說“玩等待遊戲”。強調策略性和耐心，不單是等，而是有意識地等。

Examples

We are playing the waiting game with our job applications.

我們正在用求職申請玩**等待遊戲**。

It’s a waiting game to see who will call first.

這是個**等待遊戲**，看誰會先打電話。

Sometimes business is just a waiting game.

有時候生意就是**等待遊戲**。

Investors are playing a waiting game until the market settles down.

投資者正在玩**等待遊戲**，等市場穩定下來。

I hate this waiting game—can’t someone just make a decision?

我討厭這種**等待遊戲**——不能有人下個決定嗎？

Negotiating salaries often turns into a waiting game between employer and employee.

談判薪資時，僱主和員工經常會陷入**等待遊戲**。